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Commemorating the World Yoga Convention 2013 Year 3 Issue 1 January–February 2014 YOGA Membership postage: Rs. 100 Bihar School of Yoga, Munger, Bihar, India Commemorating the World Yoga Convention 2013 Hari Om YOGA is compiled, composed and pub lished by the sannyasin disciples of Swami Satyananda Saraswati for the benefit of all people who seek health, happiness and enlightenment. It contains in- formation about the activities of Bihar School of Yoga, Bihar Yoga Bharati, Yoga Publications Trust and Yoga Research Fellowship. Editor: Swami Shaktimitrananda Saraswati Assistant Editor: Swami Yogatirth- GUIDELINES FOR SPIRITUAL LIFE ananda Saraswati YOGA is a monthly magazine. Late Do what you know to be good subscriptions include issues from January to December. How many of you practise all the good Published y b Bihar School of Yoga, things that you already know to be good? Ganga Darshan, Fort, Munger, Bihar If only one person began to practise what – 811201. he o knows t be good, and give up what Printed at Thomson Press India he knows to be bad, God would send Ltd., Haryana – 121007 further guidance; and if a guru in physical © Bihar School of Yoga 2014 forms i necessary, God will send him that Membership is held on a yearly guru. basis. Please send your requests for application and all correspond- Shed hypocrisy and have sincerity. If ence to: you are insincere and just curious, if you Bihar School of Yoga do not mean what you say, and do not Ganga Darshan practise what you profess, then even God Fort, Munger, 811 201 Bihar, India cannot help you. However, if you want to turn over a new leaf in life and make - A self-addressed, stamped envelope must be sent along with enquiries to en- progressn i spiritual life, no one can stop sure a response to your request you, not the whole world put together. The solution rests fundamentally with you. Front cover and Plates: Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati and Swami Satyasangananda Saraswati during the World Yoga Convention —Swami Sivananda 2013 and Golden Jubelee Celebration at Ganga Darshan. Published and printed by Swami Gyanbhikshu Saraswati on behalf of Bihar School of Yoga, Ganga Darshan, Fort, Munger – 811 201, Bihar Printed at Thomson Press India (Ltd), 18/35 Milestone, Delhi Mathura Rd., Faridabad, Haryana. Owned by Bihar School of Yoga Editor: Swami Shaktimitrananda Saraswati Year 3 Issue 1 • January–February 2014 YOGA (52nd year of publication) Contents Glimpses of the World Yoga Convention 2013 and Golden Jubilee Celebrations 2 Introducing the Convention 9 Day 1 26 Day 2 38 Day 3 52 Day 4 67 Day 5 79 Comm-Union of Yoga The Yogi is superior to the ascetic. He is deemed superior even to those versed in sacred lore. The Yogi is superior even to those who perform action with some motive. Therefore, Arjuna, do you become a Yogi. (Bhagavad Gita VI:46) ¦ã¹ããäÔÌã¼¾ããñçãä£ã‡ãŠãñ ¾ããñØããè —ãããä¶ã¼¾ããñçãä¹ã ½ã¦ããñãä£ã‡ãŠ: ý ‡ãŠãä½ãü¾ãÍÞãããä£ã‡ãŠãñ ¾ããñØããè ¦ãÔ½ãã²ããñØããèè ¼ãÌãã•ãìöã ýý Introducing the Convention Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati This World Yoga Convention is going to be an important event in the history of yoga, as it will give a new approach, direction and understanding of how we can incorporate yogic principles and practices in our life at this time, to really try to develop our nature and personality. First World Yoga Convention In 1953 in Rishikesh, Sri Swami Sivananda Saraswati held the first convention which he called Parliament of Yoga and World Religions. For the first time, the concept, practices and principles of yoga were made publicly available. At that time, the vision of Swami Sivananda was that each person can lead a divine life. Each person can be engrossed, involved and entangled in material life, yet make the effort to realize the higher nature, to develop the hidden potentials and to lead a divine life. It was with this sankalpa that Swami Sivananda conducted the first yoga convention. In 1953, yoga was an unknown subject in India, as well as the world. Yoga was primarily seen as a practice that yogis and recluses who were cloistered away from society would adopt to gain enlightenment. That was the concept of yoga. Swami Sivananda was the first one who proclaimed yoga for the development of human nature and for the cultivation of the qualities of the head, heart and hands. His ideas became the foundation stones for the development of the Satyananda Yoga-Bihar YogaTradition. YOGA 2 Jan–Feb 2014 Thus, the focus of the convention at the time of Swami Sivananda was to realize the different dimensions of existence that one lives in. One does not live in the physical dimension and sensorial dimension only, although one identifies with them. These are not the only dimensions in which one interacts using the mind, senses, emotions and spirit. To lead the divine life, while continuing to live in the material world, is made the effort to cultivate the spiritual nature to live a qualitative, sattwic life and to sublimate the gross human tendencies. That was the thrust of the first yoga convention. Second World Yoga Convention Sri Swamiji held the second yoga convention in 1973, in Munger. At that time, the focus of the World Yoga Convention became the global propagation of yoga. Sri Swamiji always had the thought and vision that yoga should be taught by people who have perfected yoga in their life, and not by common yoga teachers. He was able to foresee that in the future there would be hundreds and thousands of ‘book yoga teachers’, who would just pick up a book, look at a few postures, start teaching people and claim that they know yoga. Today, one sees that happening in practically every part of the country and every part of the world. Therefore, envisaging that this would happen in the future, he started the training of yoga to sannyasins. Sri Swamiji combined sannyasa and yoga together; prior to that, yoga and sannyasa were different. Nevertheless, his aspirations were that the selfless and dedicated people who sincerely take up yoga as sadhana, who live according to the principles of yoga with commitment, and who are not just flirting on the fringes like many people do, they would become the messengers of yoga. Keeping this in mind, in order to sustain the tradition of yoga into the future as well, Sri Swamiji started training sannyasins in yoga, and training people in sannyasa. After the 1973 convention, the yoga movement around the world took a giant leap, and many centres, ashrams and YOGA 3 Jan–Feb 2014 teachers were created around the world, who continued to propagate the system of yoga that Sri Swamiji had envisioned: propagation of yoga, research into yoga, discovering yoga, and learning ways to apply yoga in our life and in society. Third World Yoga Convention The third World Yoga Convention was held in 1993, in Munger. Swami Sivananda conducted one, Sri Swamiji conducted one, and I conducted one. In the 1993 convention, the emphasis was on the creation of a global yoga charter; which was accomplished. According to the charter, projects were implemented to help social development, individual development, and the generation and attainment of human creativity. After this convention, yoga went into the professional fields: to industries, to various sectors and strata of society, to government departments, the army, to organizations, to doctors in the medical field and to other professionals. The practices of yoga were applied to give benefit to people who were suffering from specific needs and problems, across the board. Yoga gained stability and status, and a glimpse of yoga’s potential was seen at the third World Yoga Convention. Focus of the WYC In one month’s time, we shall be hosting the fourth World Yoga Convention. I have been thinking about what the focus of the convention should be. For this, I have been observing everyone: the sannyasins, students, visitors, guests and even those living yoga outside, who I do not see or meet on a regular basis. Each and every one has been under my scanner. I have been observing how people are living yoga, how much they have attained, how much progress they have made. Based on this picture, I feel we have to refocus our energies, our intentions and our commitment to the cultivation of spiritual awareness and the development of the spiritual qualities within us. In this refocusing, three qualities are necassary: one has to be sincere; YOGA 4 Jan–Feb 2014 one has to be serious in what one does; and one should be committed. I am using these three ideas for this convention. You have a very rich inheritance, tradition and collection of teachings given by Swami Sivananda and Sri Swamiji. Yet, how much of those teachings do you follow? Think about it. Many people will say they regularly practise yoga, however, asana, pranayama, kundalini or kriya yoga is not necessarily yoga. People mostly practise asana and pranayama for physical reasons and purposes: to gain flexibility or to feel light, yet beyond that, what is the purpose of asana in your life? It is the same with meditation. People practise meditation to stop the chatter of their agitated mind; that is all. Meditation is not practised to cultivate the inherent strength of character, or mental clarity, wisdom and understanding. So where is the sincerity, seriousness or commitment in this approach to yoga? Coming to the ashram to have a good time is not enough. You can have a better time in Disneyland. The ashram is not Disneyland. The ashram is a place where you try to live and experience the teachings of the masters.
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